diff --git a/libgimp/gimpimagemetadata-save.c b/libgimp/gimpimagemetadata-save.c
index ae384bc8b7..d639685917 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimpimagemetadata-save.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimpimagemetadata-save.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ gimp_image_metadata_save_prepare (GimpImage             *image,
         }
 
       if (! gimp_update_metadata ())
-        *suggested_flags &= ~GIMP_METADATA_UPDATE;
+        *suggested_flags &= ~GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_UPDATE;
 
       /* Exif */
 
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ gimp_image_metadata_save_prepare (GimpImage             *image,
         *suggested_flags &= ~GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_THUMBNAIL;
 
       if (! gimp_update_metadata ())
-        *suggested_flags &= ~GIMP_METADATA_UPDATE;
+        *suggested_flags &= ~GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_UPDATE;
     }
 
   /* Color profile */
diff --git a/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.h b/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.h
index 5f37292c9d..bb94cb71e4 100644
--- a/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.h
+++ b/libgimpbase/gimpmetadata.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ typedef enum
  *                                    Since: 2.10.10
  * @GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_COMMENT:       Save the image's comment
  *                                    Since: 3.0
- * @GIMP_METADATA_UPDATE:             Update metadata automatically
+ * @GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_UPDATE:        Update metadata automatically
  *                                    Since: 3.1
  * @GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_ALL:           Save all of the above
  *
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ typedef enum
   GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_THUMBNAIL     = 1 << 3,
   GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_COLOR_PROFILE = 1 << 4,
   GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_COMMENT       = 1 << 5,
-  GIMP_METADATA_UPDATE             = 1 << 6,
+  GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_UPDATE        = 1 << 6,
 
   GIMP_METADATA_SAVE_ALL       = 0xffffffff
 } GimpMetadataSaveFlags;